Optimizing Diagnosis and Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department

Katherine M Hunold; Elizabeth Rozycki; Nathan Brummel

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2024.02.001

Optimizing Diagnosis and Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 May;42(2):231-247. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.02.001. Epub 2024 Mar 12.

Authors

Katherine M Hunold¹, Elizabeth Rozycki², Nathan Brummel³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, 376 W 10th Avenue, 760 Prior Hall, Columbus, OH 43220, USA. Electronic address: Katherine.Buck@osumc.edu.
² Emergency Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, 376 W 10th Avenue, 760 Prior Hall, Columbus, OH 43220, USA.
³ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, 376 W 10th Avenue, 760 Prior Hall, Columbus, OH 43220, USA.

PMID: 38641389
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.02.001

Abstract

Pneumonia is split into 3 diagnostic categories: community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), health care-associated pneumonia, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. This classification scheme is driven not only by the location of infection onset but also by the predominant associated causal microorganisms. Pneumonia is diagnosed in over 1.5 million US emergency department visits annually (1.2% of all visits), and most pneumonia diagnosed by emergency physicians is CAP.

Keywords: Community-acquired pneumonia; Diagnosis and management; Emergency medicine; Pneumonia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Community-Acquired Infections* / drug therapy
Community-Acquired Infections* / therapy
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Pneumonia* / drug therapy
Pneumonia* / therapy
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents